Photo by Brian Burchell, Gleaner News Image courtesy of 316 Bloor West Developments Ltd. A developer, 316 Bloor West Developments Ltd., has applied for an amendment to zoning by-laws with the hope of raising a 42-storey residential/mixed-use development at Madison Avenue and Bloor Street West. At a total floor area of approximately 24,265 squares metres, […]
Forty-two storeys planned for Madison Avenue
April 14th, 2015 · Comments Off on Forty-two storeys planned for Madison Avenue
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Committed to working together
April 14th, 2015 · Comments Off on Committed to working together
Elected representatives agree on Trinity-Spadina priorities By Annemarie Brissenden Trinity-Spadina’s elected representatives are committed to working together to improve transit infrastructure, increase affordable housing, and enhance the liveability of the area. They also share a renewed spirit of optimism after a series of elections last year that have resulted in new faces at all levels […]
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Half-empty Schools
April 14th, 2015 · Comments Off on Half-empty Schools
Master list of possible school closures includes eight in Ward 10 Photos: Brian Burchell, Gleaner News
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Half-empty schools
April 14th, 2015 · Comments Off on Half-empty schools
Master list of possible closures includes eight in Ward 10 By Brian Burchell and Claire Kilpatrick At least eight schools in Trinity-Spadina are at risk of closing following the provincial Minister of Education’s direction to the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) to review its capital plan. It’s but one of several orders based on the recommendations […]
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To dome or not to dome, that is the question
February 19th, 2015 · Comments Off on To dome or not to dome, that is the question
By Terri Chu Turf is as troubling as the toxins now in the soil, the Central Technical School (CTS) dome is a hotly contested issue in this area. I’ve met nearly as many people who support the dome as oppose it. The student body no doubt would like to see the stand-off end. There’s a […]
Central Technical School students are not pawns
February 19th, 2015 · Comments Off on Central Technical School students are not pawns
By Helen Zhou There are a lot of things that could be said about Central Tech students. And, I accept that as human beings my fellow students are flawed and imperfect, just like all the rest of us. What I cannot accept is that we are being labelled as “pawns” by the Annex […]
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Laugh-out-loud funny, cringingly frank, desperately tender
February 19th, 2015 · Comments Off on Laugh-out-loud funny, cringingly frank, desperately tender
Gildiner explores literature, memory, and the passage of time in final memoir By Annemarie Brissenden, With Coming Ashore, the third instalment of her memoirs about finding her own place in a tumultuous world, Catherine Gildiner brings her Bildungsroman trilogy to a close. On the surface, the narrative picks up Gildiner’s story as she departs her […]
Renew commitment to waterfront
February 19th, 2015 · 3 Comments
New councillor states position on jets and Waterfront Toronto By Joe Cressy Toronto began as a waterfront city. It was our point of origin. Since then, our city has grown and developed in leaps and bounds, but along the way the waterfront seemed to have been lost. But in recent years we have found it […]
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Mirvish Village architect has social justice, grassroots background
February 16th, 2015 · Comments Off on Mirvish Village architect has social justice, grassroots background
Projects aim to redress balance of poetics and ethics By Annemarie Brissenden The redevelopment of a $100-million, 1.8-hectare parcel of real estate packed with history and nostalgia in the heart of the Annex will not only set the tone for future projects in the neighbourhood, but the very nature of the community itself. Successfully […]